daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme
Published Nov 24, 2015
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
- 22
Configuration 2
- ≤ 0.12.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 33.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 35.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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